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{{short description|Temple in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{more citations needed|date=March 2012}}

{{Infobox Hindu temple
| name = Varaha Temple
| image = India-5595 - Flickr - archer10 (Dennis).jpg
| alt = Varaha temple at Khajuraho
| caption = Varaha temple at Khajuraho
| map_type = India Madhya Pradesh
| map_caption = Location in Madhya Pradesh
| coordinates = {{coord|24|51|7.3|N|79|55|20|E|type:landmark_region:IN-MP_source:kolossus-dewiki|display=inline,title}}
| native_name = वराह मंदिर
| country = [[India]]
| state = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| district = [[Chhatarpur district|Chattarpur]], [[Khajuraho]]<ref name="ASI" >{{cite web|title=Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) - Varaha Temple|url=http://asibhopal.nic.in/monument/chhatarpur_khajuraho_varahatemple.html|publisher=Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)|access-date=21 March 2012}}</ref>

| location = [[Khajuraho]]<ref name="ASI" />
| elevation_m =
| deity = [[Varaha]], Incarnation of [[Vishnu]]
| festivals=
| architecture =
| temple_quantity = 1
| monument_quantity=
| inscriptions =
| year_completed = CIRCA 900–925 AD<ref name="ASI" />
| creator = [[Chandela]] Rulers
| website =
}}

The '''Varaha Temple''' at [[Khajuraho]] (Devanagri: वराह मंदिर) enshrines a colossal monolithic image of [[Varaha]], the boar incarnation of Lord [[Vishnu]]. This temple depicts Varaha as a purely [[Anthropomorphism|animal form]]. The temple is located in the Western Group of Temple Complex [[Khajuraho Group of Monuments]], a World Heritage Site inscribed by UNESCO in 1986 in Khajuraho.<ref name="ASI" /> [[Khajuraho]] is a small village in [[Chattarpur District]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]], India.<ref name="ASI" />

'''Varaha''' ({{lang-sa|वराह}}) is the third [[Avatar]] of the Lord Vishnu, in the form of a Varaha ([[Boar]]).

==Legend==
Lord Vishnu appeared in the form of a Boar in order to defeat [[Hiranyaksha]], a [[Rakshasha|demon]] who had taken the [[Earth]] ([[Prithvi]]) and carried it to the bottom of what is described as the cosmic ocean in the story. The battle between Varaha and [[Hiranyaksha]] is believed to have lasted for a thousand years, which the former finally won. Varaha carried the Earth out of the ocean between his tusks and restored it to its place in the universe. Vishnu married Prithvi ([[Bhudevi]]) in this avatar.

The [[Varaha Purana]] is a [[Purana]] in which the form of narration is a recitation by Varaha.

==Depiction==
Varaha is depicted in art as either purely animal or as being [[anthropomorphic]], having a boar's head on a man's body. In the latter form he has four arms, two of which hold the wheel and conch-shell while the other two hold a mace, sword or lotus or make a gesture (or "[[mudra]]") of blessing. The Earth is held between the boar's tusks.

The Varaha Temple structure is one of the monuments among [[Khajuraho Group of Monuments]], a [[World Heritage]] Site in [[India]]. It is dated to c. 900–925 AD.<ref name="ASI" /> Inside the temple complex, Varaha Temple is located next (South) to Lakshmi Temple and opposite to Lakshman Temple.

==Architecture==
The [[Varaha]] Shrine, built on a lofty plinth,<ref name="ASI" /> is simple and modest. It has an oblong pavilion with a pyramidal roof of receding tiers, resting on fourteen plain pillars.<ref name="ASI" /> The shrine is built entirely of sandstone.<ref name="ASI" />

The statue of [[Varaha]] is 2.6 m long<ref name="ASI" /> and 1.7 high.<ref name="ASI" /> The sculpture is colossal and monolithic and made of sandstone. The sculpture is carved with numerous figures on its entire body (also seen in image). The sculpture carved between nose and mouth, depicts goddess (of [[Saraswati]]) carrying [[Saraswati veena|Veena]] in her arms.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Grand temples of Madhya Pradesh|journal=Tattvaloka|date=September 2018|volume=XLI|issue=6|publisher=Sri Abhinava Vidyatheertha Mahaswamigal Educational Trust|location=[[Sringeri]]|issn=0970-8901|last=Ramakrishna|first=Lalitha|pages=47–52}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery widths = "160px" heights = "150px">
Image:Khajuraho India, Varaha Temple.JPG| Varaha Temple, Khajuraho India.
Image:Khajuraho India, Varaha Temple - Body.JPG|Varaha Temple, Khajuraho India.
Image:Khajuraho India, Varaha Temple - Head.JPG|Varaha Temple, Khajuraho India.
Image:Khajuraho India, Varaha Temple - Leg.JPG|Varaha Temple, Khajuraho India.
Image:Khajuraho India, Varaha Temple - Back View.JPG|Varaha Temple, Khajuraho India.
Image:Khajuraho India, Varaha Temple - Mouth.JPG|Varaha Temple, Khajuraho India.
Image:Khajuraho India, Varaha Temple - Front.JPG|Varaha Temple, Khajuraho India.
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131021160514/http://www.mptourism.com/web/explore/destinations/khajurao.aspx M.P. Tourism Website, Official Website of Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Corporation, Khajuraho]
* [http://asibhopal.nic.in/monument/chhatarpur.html Archaeological Survey of India, Bhopal Division, Index Page for Khajuraho - Chhatarpur ]
* [http://asibhopal.nic.in/monument/chhatarpur_khajuraho_varahatemple.html Archaeological Survey of India, Bhopal Division, Varaha Temple, Khajuraho]

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